G/TBT/N/VNM/153  
13 September 2019  
(19-5875) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  VIET NAM   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Ministry of Science and Technology  
113 Tran Duy Hung Str., Cau Giay Dist.  
Ha Noi, Vietnam  
Tel: (84.24) 35563456  
Fax: (84.24) 39439733  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comm ents 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality  
8 Hoang Quoc Viet Str., Cau Giay Dist.  
Ha Noi, Vietnam  
Tel: (84.24) 37911636  
Fax: (84.24) 37911635  
Email: vuhchq@tcvn.gov.vn  
Website: http://www.tcvn.gov.vn  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Products 
and Goods in general  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Circular 
guiding the implementation of a number of Artic les of Decree No. 74/2018/ND -CP of 
15 May 2018 and Decree No. 154/2018/ND -CP of 9 November 2018. (12 page(s), in 
Vietnamese)  
6. Description of content:  This draft Circular guides the technical regulation conformity 
announcement and state inspection of qua lity of imported goods likely to cause unsafe 
(hereinafter referred to as group -2 goods for short) and quality management of group -2 
products and goods under responsibility of the Ministry of Science and Technology.  
This draft Circular applies to:  
• Agencies  performing the state management function of products and goods 
quality;  
• Organizations and individuals being involved in technical regulation conformity 
announcement activities; organizations and individuals importing products and 
goods (hereinafter referr ed collectively to as importers);  G/TBT/N/VNM/153  
 
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  • Organizations and individuals being involved in quality inspection of goods and 
products imported, manufactured and traded in Viet Nam under the management 
responsibility of the Ministry of Science and Technology;  
• Other relevant organizations and individuals.  
Main contents:  
• Guide the application of management measures at a stricter level: domestically 
manufactured and imported products and goods, of which unsatisfactory quality 
are detected to cause unsa fe to people, animals, plants, properties, environment 
or basing on conclusion of competent authorities about the complaints of 
production and import activities, will be managed strictly.  
• Handling imported goods and products for which applications failed t o be 
submitted on time.  
• Guidance on the application for exemption and reduction of quality inspection of 
imported group -2 goods and products.   
• The principles of quality management for some imported group -2 goods and 
products.   
• Principles of handling and re calling imported products and goods that do not 
conform to technical regulations and standards notified to apply.  
• Provisions on quality management of group -2 goods and products under 
responsibility of the Ministry of Science and Technology.   
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Law on Standards and Technical Regulations dated 29 June  2006;  
• Law on Product and Goods q uality of 21 November 2007;  
• Decree No. 127/2007/ND -CP dated  1 August 2007 of the Government detailing 
the implementation of articles of the Law on Standards and Technical Regulations 
and Decree No. 78/2018/ND -CP by the Government dated 16 May 2018 amending  
and supplementing some Articles of the Decree No.  127/2007/ND -CP of 1 August 
2007, detailing some Articles of the Law on Standards and Technical regulations;  
• Decree No. 132/2008/ND -CP dated 31 December 2008 by the Government 
detailing the implementation of some articles of the Law on Product and Goods 
Quality and Decree No. 74/2018/ND -CP dated 15 May 2018 by the Government 
amending and supplementing some Articles of the Decree No. 132/2008 / ND -CP 
dated 31 December 2008 detailing the implem entation of the Law on Product and 
Goods Quality;  
• Decree No. 154/2018/ND -CP dated 9 November 2018 of the Government 
amending, supplementing and some regulations of investment and business 
conditions in the field of state management of the Ministry of Scien ce and 
Technology study and Technology and some regulations of specialized tests.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  October 2019  
Proposed date of entry into force:  45 days from the date of adoption  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/VNM/153  
 
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  11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality  
8 Hoang Quoc Viet Str., Cau Giay Dist.  
Ha Noi, Vietnam  
Tel: (84.24) 37911636  
Fax: (84.24) 37911635  
Email: vuhchq@tcvn.gov.vn  
Website: http://www.tcvn.gov.vn  
Or can be downloaded at:  
https://www.most.gov.vn/vn/Pages/chitietduthao.aspx?iDuThao=760